Early Life, Family and Training Frederik Van Valckenborch was born in 1566 in Antwerp, entering a lineage where art was the primary language. He was born into a well-known family of artists, a lineage that included his father, Marten van Valckenborch, and his uncle, Lucas van Valckenborch. This domestic environment ensured that the technical nuances of painting were part of his earliest surroundings. His brother, Gillis van Valckenbor…